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058<br />
Dinnertime<br />
In a resort area, it’s easy to spend a lot for an average<br />
meal—but take it from the locals: Whether you<br />
want something casual or high end, there are many<br />
top-notch options. Wren Wertin, an avid crosscountry<br />
skier and the food and dining writer for the<br />
Vail Daily, recommends Moe’s Original Bar B Que<br />
(www.moesoriginalbbq.com) in Vail (with other<br />
locations in Denver and Eagle). “It’s a diverse menu<br />
of Alabama-style soul food,” she says. “You can go in<br />
and live large for $9. They smoke their meats fresh<br />
every day.”<br />
For a higher end meal, Wertin recommends Vail’s famous<br />
La Tour (www.latour-vail.com; 970-476-4403). “It’s not actually as<br />
pricy as people think,” she says. “They’ve really adapted to the climate right now, offering<br />
the same kind of fine cuisine but with a little more accessibility, price-wise.”<br />
Steiner points to Kelly Liken (www.kellyliken.com; 970-479-0175), a seasonal<br />
American restaurant where the chef (Kelly Liken herself) uses only fresh, regional meats<br />
and produce. “From the moment you walk in to the minute you leave, everything is topnotch—the<br />
service, the wine, the food. It has the best menu in Vail,” he says.<br />
Vendetta’s (www.vendettasvail.com), a legendary Italian restaurant in Vail Village,<br />
tops Williams’ list if you want to mingle with locals. “It’s a great place, especially if you’re a<br />
Vail Ski Patrol fan—it’s been their hangout for years,” she says.<br />
In Breckenridge, a visit to the funky Downstairs at Eric’s (www.downstairsaterics.<br />
com) is a must. Although it’s usually packed, Wren<br />
says the pizzas and burgers are worth the wait.<br />
And in Frisco, don’t miss Food Hedz<br />
GO MAGAZINE NOVEMBER <strong>2009</strong><br />
“ [At Moe’s Original<br />
Bar B Que] you can<br />
go in and live large<br />
for $9.”—Wren Wertin<br />
World Café (www.foodhedz.com; 970-<br />
668-2000), a gourmand’s kind of eatery<br />
in an unlikely retail mall location. Chef<br />
David Welch, who came from the famous<br />
Keystone Ranch restaurant, changes the<br />
items on his Continental American menu<br />
daily, and dishes like a breast of Muscovy<br />
duck with a lingonberry glaze are prepared<br />
in an open kitchen just the way you like it.<br />
As you dine on a made-to-order<br />
meal, sip a martini in a lively après ski<br />
bar or schuss down a crowdfree powdery<br />
slope, you can relish the fact that you’re<br />
experiencing these mountains in the best<br />
way possible—just like a local.<br />
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La Tour’s cumindusted<br />
lamb with<br />
anise-spiked, pickled<br />
red onions and creamy<br />
gougere won this<br />
year’s Taste of Vail<br />
Lamb Cook-Off<br />
PHOTOGRAPHS BY KRISTIN ANDERSON
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